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Yadgir spends ₹3,143.26 crore on five state guarantee schemes

The total expenditure includes ₹1,589.40 crore for the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, according to P.T. Parameshwar Naik.

A total of ₹3,143.26 crore has been spent on implementing five state guarantee schemes in Karnataka's Yadgir district, according to The Hindu.

P.T. Parameshwar Naik, vice-president of the State Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority and former MLA, said the schemes have reached every eligible beneficiary in the district.

Addressing a press conference following a review meeting in Yadgir on November 3, Naik provided a breakdown of the spending.

The expenditure includes ₹1,589.40 crore for Gruha Lakshmi, ₹859.02 crore for Anna Bhagya, ₹319.74 crore for Gruha Jyothi, ₹334.93 crore for Shakti, and ₹40.17 crore for Yuva Nidhi.

Naik noted that the schemes were introduced by the then chief minister Siddaramaiah and are being continued by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

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